Diagnose the real bottleneck
Profiling with Query Monitor, server timing and field data to find where the milliseconds are lost, before touching anything.
performance & search / specialist delivery
WordPress performance optimisation.
Make WordPress fast: Core Web Vitals to green, caching and CDN done right, database and plugin bloat cut, and TTFB fixed at the source. Measured in field data.
2015Building production software since
8+ yrsLongest active partnership
100%Source and production visibility
5.0Across 18 verified Clutch reviews
Scope
What this service covers.
Most WordPress sites are slow for the same handful of reasons: too many plugins, an unoptimised database, render-blocking CSS and JavaScript, a bloated theme, and a host doing too much work on every request. Stacking another cache plugin hides the problem; it doesn't fix it.
TTFB & caching
Full-page and object caching at the server level with Redis, page cache and OPcache, so most requests never hit PHP or the database.
CDN & media
A properly configured CDN, modern formats like WebP and AVIF, lazy-loading and offloaded media so assets load fast worldwide.
Database & plugins
Bloated tables, autoloaded options and old revisions cleaned up, and heavy plugins replaced or removed rather than tolerated.
Front-end & Core Web Vitals
Render-blocking CSS and JavaScript, layout shift and slow LCP fixed in the theme so the vitals pass in CrUX field data.
Hosting & stack
Honest advice on when the host or PHP version is the ceiling, and a move to something that isn't.
In production
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A clear delivery process
From first decision to production.
The same senior team stays close to scope, architecture, build, launch and what comes next.
- 01
Scope & cost
We agree the outcome, users, integrations, budget and main technical risks before the work starts.
- 02
Architecture
We plan the data, interfaces and failure modes around the way the system needs to operate.
- 03
Build & review
You receive source access, a working environment and regular demonstrations throughout delivery.
- 04
Launch & support
We launch, document and monitor the work, then hand it over or continue as your engineering team.
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Common questions
Planning the work.
01Won't a caching plugin do this?+
Caching helps once the underlying site is sound, but it hides slow queries and bloated pages rather than fixing them. We fix the causes first, then cache — otherwise you're just caching a slow page.
02Do I need to go headless to be fast?+
Usually not. Most WordPress sites can pass Core Web Vitals on a well-configured LiteSpeed or LEMP stack. Headless is worth it when the front-end genuinely warrants it, not as a prerequisite for speed.
03How do you prove the site got faster?+
Field-data Core Web Vitals from CrUX and Search Console, plus lab profiling and TTFB and LCP numbers, before and after. We report the measurements, not a single score.
Start a project
Bring us the exact problem.
Book a 30-minute call with the senior team that will scope and lead the work.